Isaac ceum



I.- CRUM,

Hand-Seeder.

NO.-s0,4s3. "Patented Dec 18, I866.

"."IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Witnesse w nventor:

and useful improvement in Corn-Planters, of which the following is a full and clear description,

. side of handle A, at a ptint near the hoe blade, 0, is aperture e;

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IMPROVEMENT IN GORN-PLANTERS. V

ISAAC OR'UM, or roar UNION, 01110..

I Letters Patent No. 60,483, dated December 18, 186B. i

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, ISAAC CRUM, of Port Union, Butler county, and State of Ohio', have invented a 11 reference bei had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification. v

My invention relates to a device, by means of which grain of any kind may be fed from the hoe handle, the action of one of thehands upon the distributing-plate, conveniently placed beneath the h'oe handle.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved planter, in the hands of the operator.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation, taken through the handle of the planter or hoe handle and distributii plate, showing the grain filling the aperture in thedistributing-plate previous to its being dropped.

Figure 3 is a complete sectional elevation of my improved planter, taken longitudinally, the distributil plate having been moved to its second position, for the purpose of dr0pping'the' grain. I u

A is an ordinary hoe handle, tubed, a, from the but 6 to a point near the hoe blade, 0; the bnt lh of 1 handle A, is covered with a close-fitting cap, d. At the extreme end of tube a, and passing throughthe und part of aperture e is covered by brushf,'of1 same width as the aperture e. Beneath hoe handle A, and sliding freely upon its under surface, is distributii plate g, having a length nearly equal to that of the hoehandle; the end nearest but bis corrugated, h, tra

versely; the opposite-end terminates in two prongs, is; a gauge-plate, Z,'1arge enough to cover aperture e,

pivoted between prongs k by clamping-bolt m, which passes through slots, in prongs k. Guide-plates m a m'hold distributing-plate g in close contact with handle A; a check-pin,

I As the hoe-blade c is brought towards the ground, in order tocover the grain drop the body of the hands; the fingers of the further hand may be exercised in draw the ground, and towards the person operating, grain dropped to the ground, as shown in fig.

' structed and operating as above described and set forth.

0, limits the throw of plate 9 in c direction.

- Operation;

The tube a of handle A having been filled with manner as one does vin ordinary hceing; handle,

grain, the operator takes the-implement in hand, in the sa one hand is placed below the other, the fingers passing beneath i and interlocking corrugations h of distributing-plate g; the other hand grasps the but I) of handle ped, there is a drawing towai ing up-thc distributing-plate .At the time that the hoe blade, 0, is Withdrawn fr the distributing-plate, g, is moved towards the hoe blade, 0, i 3; the brush keeps back the balance of the grain, and does 1 cut itor in any Way'bruise it. The space between the prongs k may be enlarged by means of gauge-plate l a clamping-bolt m; the slot n, in gauge-plate Z, permits the moving, longitudinally back .and forth, of bolt 1 the elasticity of prongs It enables the operator to clamp securely in any desirable position the gauge-plate Z.

will be seen from the above description of the operation, that the dropping and covering of grain is accomplish in the same time that is nowoccupied in covering alone. i

Having fully described the construction and mode of following claim In combination with a hoe, or its equivalent, having tube a,

that the space between prongs k may be filled with grain.

operating my, improved corn-planter, I make 1 .and aperture e, the distributing-plate g, 01

. v ISAAC GRUM. Attest WM. DOEGEN, CHAS. L. Donenn. 

